Slightly muted colors from the pictures which is good for my room. Dense pile. No difficulty vacuuming up the pet fur. There was a faint new rug smell for 2 days but it wasn't offensive. No shedding. There are a few areas still flattening out from being rolled up but minor.
The colors appear cleaner under my warm white LED bulbs. Good for me as I use the living room more at night. The background is a light cream. Not white, beige, or gray. The orange stripes are more rust instead of Halloween. The green is more olive and not as bright as my monitor showed. As a result, the rug fits in an adult space. Overall, the pattern has an art feel which I like a lot.